Top seed David Ferrer of Spain defeated compatriot Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 6-2 to defend his Mexican Open title on Saturday.
It is Ferrer's 11th career title and second Mexican Open win, after capturing the same event here last year. He also extends his career head-to-head record to 6-0 against Almagro.
Ferrer converted the first six break points he earned in the final and was only denied his seventh when Almagro made a clutch forehand that landed on the line to save a match point in the seventh game of the third set.
In contrast, Almagro could only make four of 13 break chances.
Ferrer's started the season with 14 wins from 16 matches, a record that includes titles in Auckland and Acapulco and a semifinal run at the Australian Open.
Almagro, the third seed, came into the final on the back of a 13-match winning streak after claiming titles in Argentina and Brazil in the past two weeks.
He was also bidding to become the first player to win three of the four events on the ATP Tour's Latin American clay-court season.
Several others have won two of the tournaments in the last decade, including Juan Carlos Ferrero, Tommy Robredo, Rafael Nadal, Gaston Gaudio and Gustavo Kuerten. Four of them are also French Open champions.
On the women's side of the joint ATP-WTA event, Gisela Dulko of Argentina defeated Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the final.
It was Dulko's fourth WTA title. Parra Santonja has now played in two finals and is still looking for her first title.
